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[charaSet A 3034001 1 Ibaraki-Douji]
[charaSet B 6034000 1 Ushiwakamaru]
[charaSet C 7031000 1 "Jeanne Alter"]
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@Ibaraki-Douji
Oof... I ate like a Demon Boar...
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@Ibaraki-Douji
Hm? Where'd [%1] run off to?
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@Ushiwakamaru
Master went back to work.[sr]We don't have any time to waste, after all.
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@Ibaraki-Douji
Hmm. Is making picture scrolls really that much fun? Wouldn't [&he:she] rather be out here swimming?
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@Ushiwakamaru
Hard to say. Perhaps Benkei could speak[sr]to whether it's fun or not, but I can't.
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@Ushiwakamaru
But I can understand the desire[sr]to create something permanent.
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@Ushiwakamaru
I imagine it's much the same for everyone else.
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@Jeanne
...You've improved so much...
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@Jeanne Alter
Who died and made you my art teacher!?
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@Jeanne
Can't you learn how to take a compliment!?
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@Jeanne
I mean, when you take a step back,[sr]it's amazing, no matter how you slice it.
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@Jeanne
If you can improve this much in only five days, it won't be long before the rest of us are out of a job, so to speak...
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@Jeanne Alter
Oh. Well...
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?1:Let's just say we've been around the block more than you'd think...
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@Jeanne Alter
...That said, I couldn't help but notice something.
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@Jeanne Alter
The more pages I draw,[sr]the more aware I become of my limits.
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@Jeanne
Yeah...
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@Jeanne Alter
At this point, I can kinda tell how[sr]interesting it's gonna end up...
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@Jeanne Alter
...and how well it's gonna be received.
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@Jeanne Alter
Though I still don't know if that's[sr]a good thing, or a bad thing.
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@Osakabehime
That's the trap so many passionate fans fall into.
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@Osakabehime
Like birds trying to reach the far-off pastures of our ideals, only to fly smack into the window of reality.
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@Osakabehime
Limits aren't things others set for us.[sr]They're things we discover on our own.
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@Osakabehime
I remember Hokusai said something about them too.
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@Osakabehime
“You oughta see how crazed my Toto-sama is.[sr]It's ridiculous.”
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@Osakabehime
“He's always tellin' me to imagine how he feels, still not able to draw a decent cat after all these years.”
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@Osakabehime
So you see? We could spend our whole lives improving, and still find something more we can do.
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@Jeanne
That's very true.
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@Jeanne
Even artists as masterful as they are feel ashamed of their immaturity, and continue to strive for better.
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@Jeanne
So there's no reason we can't[sr]try a little harder ourselves.
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@Jeanne Alter
Hmph, I knew you'd say something sappy like that. Makes me want to smash your face. Also smash your sales record.
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@Jeanne Alter
Though I'll admit, that second[sr]one's easier said than done...
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@Osakabehime
At times like that, the best thing[sr]to do is go back to the fundamentals.
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@Osakabehime
...Come to think of it, what made you want to try your hand at doujin in the first place?
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@Jeanne Alter
A book she drew.
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@Jeanne
Something I drew?
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@Jeanne Alter
That's right.
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@Jeanne Alter
It was a real cutesy story about[sr]a princess and a monster.
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@Jeanne Alter
(...That's weird.[sr]I can't seem to remember it clearly.)
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@Jeanne
Hmm... I'm pretty sure I've never drawn[sr]a story about a princess and a monster.
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@Jeanne Alter
...Bullshit.
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@Jeanne
Think about it. Marie's a princess herself.
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@Jeanne
Do you really think I would have the nerve to draw a story about a princess in front of an actual princess?
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@Jeanne Alter
...All right, I guess you've got a point.
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@Jeanne Alter
Then I guess it wasn't your story[sr]that moved...impacted me so much.
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@Jeanne
Well, I can't be certain without reading[sr]it myself...but no, it probably wasn't.
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@Jeanne Alter
...Eh, whatever. Whoever drew that book,[sr]it's still the standard I'm trying to surpass.
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@Jeanne Alter
So I'll just have to keep going until I succeed!
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@Jeanne
...That's the spirit! Good luck![sr]Look, Reece is rooting for you too.
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@Jeanne Alter
Could you keep the floating dolphin away from me?[sr]It's creepy enough without it getting closer.
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@Jeanne
Aww.
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@
I'll admit, even I think I've improved.
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...I'm pretty sure this doujin'll sell[sr]a lot more copies than the last one did.
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But I also can't help but feel impatient.
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I still don't feel like I've managed to make something more impactful than that princess and monster book, or even of better quality.
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I do think[line 2]I want to think I've at least got passion. This is the first kind of spark I've felt for something besides revenge.
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But win, lose, or absolute despair...there's only one more day left to go.
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@Osakabehime
How's it going?
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@Jeanne Alter
...Eh.
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@Osakabehime
Gotcha.
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@Osakabehime
...Are you sure nothing's bothering you?[sr]You were pretty quiet during the barbecue.
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@Jeanne Alter
Oh yeah? And what if I do? You gonna be my sparring opponent and help me blow off steam?
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@Osakabehime
Hmm... Yeah, okay, I guess I could do that.
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@Jeanne Alter
Well, well. You're not usually[sr]up for that sort of thing.
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@Osakabehime
Hontrue! I guess Luluhawa's[sr]put me in a good mood too.
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@Osakabehime
Come on, Master, you wake up too.
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@Jeanne Alter
Hold it. I'll wake [&him:her] up.
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@Osakabehime
You really do have a strong[sr]possessive streak, don't you...
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@Jeanne Alter
Who asked you? [wt 0.7][charaFace C 12]All right Master, wakey wakey.[sr]'Cause if you don't...
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@Jeanne Alter
...I'll kill you.
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?1:!?
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@Jeanne Alter
Theeere you are. Now come on, me and Batty here are gonna have a little one-on-one.
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@Jeanne Alter
You've got forty seconds.
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?1:Done!
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@Jeanne Alter
How the hell'd you actually pull that off!?
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@Osakabehime
That was like watching a ninja in action. Almost as if[sr]Kotarou had taught you himself... [wt 0.6][charaFace E 2]He did, didn't he!?
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@Jeanne Alter
...All right, now that we've had a fun little show as the opening act, what do you say we step outside and get to the main event?
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@Jeanne Alter
Okay, there's not many humans and plenty[sr]of Servants here. Let's get to it.
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@Osakabehime
Uhh.
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@Osakabehime
...Um, I think my willingness to go through with this has gone down faster than our trip on the elevator...
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@Jeanne Alter
Too late to back out now.[sr]Come on, let's do this thing!
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@Osakabehime
'K-kaaay...[sr]I'll do the best I can...
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